The Role
The Program Director will lead complex projects, oversee project management quality, engage with clients, and drive business development efforts within the PMCM Education team.
Summary Generated by Built In
Who We Are
Our PMCM Education team partners with K-12 school districts, community colleges, and universities to design and manage transformative programs that align with their goals. We partner with institutions on projects including:
Responsibilities
• Leads multiple large projects of the most complex nature with highest performance risk requiring significant integration among disciplines
• Maintains extensive contact with key leaders in Harris, our communities and markets
• Serves as internal and external subject matter expert
• Leads the full range of project management cycle or portions of the program management cycle with multiple task teams.
• Overseeing project or program quality and completion in alignment with project plans and intended financial outcomes.
• Directs development of project management plans and estimates requirements for resources, including management, labor, materials, and time.
• Distinguished from the previous level by the number of projects and degree of complexity, as well as the total dollar volume of projects.
• Facilitates discussions and negotiations to drive consensus, resolve conflicts and contract issues
• Leads preparation of complex proposals in response to RFPs, including qualifications of the firm and team, approach, scope of work, schedule, and cost
• Develops and helps execute comprehensive change management strategies and communications.
• Secures, negotiates, and contracts the services of sub-consultants required for projects.
• Attracts, develops, and manages senior project management and technical staff.
• Serves as primary point of contact with clients to deliver high-quality services within technical specialization or broadly for the practice
• Cultivates trusted advisor executive-level client relationships to position Harris to win new and follow-on work
• Oversees client relationships within the team and serves as an executive leadership resource
• Initiates and leads strategic business development efforts and growth goals in alignment with the company’s strategic focus areas and plan
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or a related field or equivalent relevant experience
• Master’s degree preferred
• 15+ years of construction relevant experience with 6+ years of relevant project management experience
• Professional engineering or architectural license preferred
• Additional certifications such as CCM, PMP, and QSP preferred
• Depending upon project may require a valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record
• Must have the ability to frequently travel to other offices, field locations, and/or client meetings
About Us
For more than 50 years, Harris & Associates has helped to improve communities and create better places to live through smart, safe, more sustainable planning, design and construction solutions. Harris is a 100% employee-owned company focused on solving today's complex challenges in planning, design, and construction. Our offices and project sites span the West Coast in California, Nevada, Hawaii, and Washington with a staff of over 260 employee-owners focused on serving clients in the municipal, water, transportation, and education markets.
Compensation & Benefits
The annual salary range offered for this position is $175-235K. Actual pay offered will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate.
In addition to base salary, we also offer:
Harris & Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability) and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
Harris expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
Our PMCM Education team partners with K-12 school districts, community colleges, and universities to design and manage transformative programs that align with their goals. We partner with institutions on projects including:
- Modernization and expansion of facilities
- Infrastructure improvements for safety and sustainability
- Development of specialized spaces such as laboratories, research centers, and classrooms
Responsibilities
• Leads multiple large projects of the most complex nature with highest performance risk requiring significant integration among disciplines
• Maintains extensive contact with key leaders in Harris, our communities and markets
• Serves as internal and external subject matter expert
• Leads the full range of project management cycle or portions of the program management cycle with multiple task teams.
• Overseeing project or program quality and completion in alignment with project plans and intended financial outcomes.
• Directs development of project management plans and estimates requirements for resources, including management, labor, materials, and time.
• Distinguished from the previous level by the number of projects and degree of complexity, as well as the total dollar volume of projects.
• Facilitates discussions and negotiations to drive consensus, resolve conflicts and contract issues
• Leads preparation of complex proposals in response to RFPs, including qualifications of the firm and team, approach, scope of work, schedule, and cost
• Develops and helps execute comprehensive change management strategies and communications.
• Secures, negotiates, and contracts the services of sub-consultants required for projects.
• Attracts, develops, and manages senior project management and technical staff.
• Serves as primary point of contact with clients to deliver high-quality services within technical specialization or broadly for the practice
• Cultivates trusted advisor executive-level client relationships to position Harris to win new and follow-on work
• Oversees client relationships within the team and serves as an executive leadership resource
• Initiates and leads strategic business development efforts and growth goals in alignment with the company’s strategic focus areas and plan
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or a related field or equivalent relevant experience
• Master’s degree preferred
• 15+ years of construction relevant experience with 6+ years of relevant project management experience
• Professional engineering or architectural license preferred
• Additional certifications such as CCM, PMP, and QSP preferred
• Depending upon project may require a valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record
• Must have the ability to frequently travel to other offices, field locations, and/or client meetings
About Us
For more than 50 years, Harris & Associates has helped to improve communities and create better places to live through smart, safe, more sustainable planning, design and construction solutions. Harris is a 100% employee-owned company focused on solving today's complex challenges in planning, design, and construction. Our offices and project sites span the West Coast in California, Nevada, Hawaii, and Washington with a staff of over 260 employee-owners focused on serving clients in the municipal, water, transportation, and education markets.
Compensation & Benefits
The annual salary range offered for this position is $175-235K. Actual pay offered will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate.
In addition to base salary, we also offer:
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- ESOP
- 401K Match
- PTO, 8 Paid Holidays + "1 WorkAversary" paid holiday to celebrate you!
- Health & Well-Being Allowance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Flexible hybrid/remote work plans
Harris & Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability) and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
Harris expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or a related field
- 15+ years of construction relevant experience
- 6+ years of relevant project management experience
- Professional engineering or architectural license
- CCM, PMP, and QSP certifications
- Valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record may be required
Harris & Associates Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Harris & Associates and has not been reviewed or approved by Harris & Associates.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Employee ownership via an ESOP provides long-term equity value in addition to salary. The firm highlights sustained ESOP growth and access for employee-owners.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) alongside company-funded ESOP contributions. Materials describe consistent company-paid retirement contributions as part of total rewards.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision coverage are complemented by employer-paid life insurance and disability protection. HSA/HRA support and an Employee Assistance Program indicate a robust healthcare foundation.
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The Company
What We Do
Harris & Associates is a singular source for the many highly experienced professionals needed to deliver today's complex planning, funding, environmental, civil design, and construction projects. We are trusted advisors who understand the interpersonal aspects as well as the technical—who stay ahead of trends and can see what is coming around the corner. Driven by our shared values to build stronger communities where we live and work, Harris & Associates delivers results for clients across the West Coast in four key markets: education, municipal, transportation, and water. Make one call to Harris & Associates, and you will see what responsiveness means. That has been the Harris Way since 1974. It is why public, private, and institutional clients keep coming back. We are sized to keep your project a priority, with a team of over 200 employee owners throughout the West Coast who are passionate about their work—and about making you look heroic in yours. Learn more at www.weareharris.com.
